Caerus Posted March 12, 2014 Share Surely no one pays more then R150(and that's pushing it) for a pair of socks to MTB in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
braailegend Posted March 12, 2014 Share Clean socks, are the best socks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarHugger Posted March 12, 2014 Share Ditto to Hairy....any clean dry pair of black socks.....but first a pair of nylon stockings (not the whole stocking, only the foot part). Did this a few times on long "nag mars" excursions in the army. Works like a charm......reduces friction between skin and sock. (....and some baby powder) Edited March 12, 2014 by BarHugger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomo Posted March 13, 2014 Share Black DeFeet Aireator, no doubt about it!! Like Assos, expensive....but AWESOME! How does DeFeet compare to Assos Mille socks.?I've never tried DeFeet, but looking at the two (similarly priced), Assos looks superior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcza Posted March 13, 2014 Share How does DeFeet compare to Assos Mille socks.?I've never tried DeFeet, but looking at the two (similarly priced), Assos looks superior. I'm not sure which DeFeet it is (black ones) but I find them super comfy with extra padding (more than Assos) on heel and ball of foot. The padding on ball of foot really helps on road bike as feet feels tender there at times. I don't use them on MTB, too expensive and I'll ruin them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibruegge Posted March 13, 2014 Share "it's not about the socks" :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted March 13, 2014 Share "it's not about the socks" :-)What's next ... over priced sock cream to keep your toes nice and soft ........ cadenceblur and Caerus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibruegge Posted March 13, 2014 Share What's next ... over priced sock cream to keep your toes nice and soft ........ exactly :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rouxtjie Posted March 13, 2014 Share best socks = free socks(goodie bags) as you were Catatonic_Joe, Lexx, Hairy and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewbacca Posted March 13, 2014 Share Wow..... A sock thread.... Just wow... Surely and I say SURELY if you are riding Epic you have ridden sufficient hours on your MTB to know which socks you like? Just a thought....... LazyTrailRider, Caerus, koukie and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtbDobby Posted March 13, 2014 Share I've done 2 epics and think this is a valid question strangely enough, and has nothing to do with the number of hours you have ridden in preparation. In my 1st epic there was a day of plenty walking through beach sand, and I was wearing the falke mtb socks, the sand that got in there thru the weaves become like sand paper when combined with sweat and as such the blister were proper painful. In the 2nd epic I stayed away from falke and there was another day of plenty walking a beach sand, and I even stopped on occasions to take my shoes and socks off to get rid of the sand, had some funny looks from other riders...needless to say that evening and next morning the blisters that were on show in the medic tent where of a high quality and I couldn't help but have a smile to myself. Beware of the sand and walking - not sure any sock is fool proof but I did have a better time of it not using the falke, that's not to say its not a good sock when actually riding and not walking. TarmacPro and waveduke 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotSoBigBen Posted March 13, 2014 Share No reference to 29'r socks yet Lexx, Caerus and Hairy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissVan Posted March 13, 2014 Share Black ones or dark coloured ones ... white one's just end up a funny brown colour anyway Agreed any cycling or running sock as long as its black and does not reach half way up your shin. For epic purposes, try do a few hike a bike training walks with your epic socks where you have to push / carry your bike up steep hills and see if your shoes fit properly i.e. that the heel does not come out and your toes don't ram the front. Thicker socks like the falke mtb might help if the shoe is a bit loose on your foot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Willemse Posted March 13, 2014 Share De Feet is fantastic.W sell De Feet and Assos in our stores . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotSoBigBen Posted March 13, 2014 Share At Epic the least of my problems was my socks Caerus, rouxtjie and SwissVan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flowta Posted March 13, 2014 Share Ditto to Hairy....any clean dry pair of black socks.....but first a pair of nylon stockings (not the whole stocking, only the foot part). Did this a few times on long "nag mars" excursions in the army. Works like a charm......reduces friction between skin and sock. (....and some baby powder) Gotta try this when I run. Maybe it's because I don't do enough training beforehand but end up with massive blisters on the sole of my feet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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